Twitter's 'premium' tools let more apps use your data

Twitter has not exactly been known for a developer-friendly attitude, but it's tackling that issue today.The social site has unveiled a "premium" programming framework that bridges the gap between its free-but-limited standard tools and the costly tools limited to big businesses.The initial beta version lets apps and websites not only request more tweets and make more complex requests, but lets them dig through the last 30 days' worth of Twitter data.Eventually, there will be an option to comb through Twitter's data history.

Hawaii state Rep. Chris Lee, a gamer himself, believes there's plenty to do. The Democrat introduced four bills last month: Two would restrict loot boxes in Hawaii to those older than 21, while another pair would force companies to disclose the odds of winning potential game items.
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